Three foreigners test positive for COVID-19 after visiting PH
Three foreigners from Japan, Taiwan, and Australia tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling from the Philippines.
The Japanese man stayed in three different hotels in Metro Manila between February 21 and 28 before testing positive in Japan on March 4.
A Taiwanese man visited the Philippines from February 28 to March 3 and developed symptoms after returning home, while an Australian patient also had a travel history to the Philippines but was not specified.
Health Secretary Duque noted that these cases may have been infected outside of the Philippines due to extensive travel histories.
Two new local cases were confirmed in the Philippines on Friday: a 48-year-old Filipino who returned from Japan and experienced symptoms starting March 3, and a 62-year-old Filipino with no travel history but frequent visits to a Muslim prayer hall.
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